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Squeezing magnetic crystals offers new insight into electron behavior

A small squeeze changed magnetic domains and electrical signals in two crystals, suggesting a way to control materials for ...
Phys.org

Researchers develop method to probe supercooled water using electron diffraction

Researchers at EPFL have found a way to study water in "no man's land," a subzero temperature range where water crystallizes rapidly. Historically, the inability to access "no man's land" has ...
AZOM

Structural Determination of Nanocrystals Using a Turnkey Electron Diffraction System

Single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD) is often referred to as the gold standard of sample characterisation, offering three-dimensional structure of both molecules and their crystalline packing, ...
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Looking beyond one-dimensional distances in ultrafast liquid electron diffraction

Researchers from Tsinghua University have developed a new angle-resolved analysis method for ultrafast liquid electron diffraction, offering a route to retrieve more complete three-dimensional ...
Phys.org

Imaging technique captures ultrafast electron and atom dynamics in chemical reactions

During chemical reactions, atoms in the reacting substances break their bonds and re-arrange, forming different chemical products. This process entails the movement of both electrons (i.e., negatively ...

Not decided until you look? Why quantum mechanics is told to 'shut up and calculate'

This article explains science and cutting-edge technology in an easy-to-understand way through a dialogue between Dr. Hakase ...
IFLScience

Century-Old Challenge Of “Atomic Diffraction” Finally Solved Thanks To Graphene

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
AZOM

Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) in Materials Science and Metallurgy

insights from industryDr. Stuart WrightSenior ScientistGatan/EDAX In this interview, Dr. Stuart Wright, a Senior Scientist at Gatan/EDAX, talks to AZoMaterials about the versatile applications of ...
Nanowerk

Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD): Unveiling the Microstructure of Materials at the Nanoscale

What is Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD)? Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), also known as backscatter Kikuchi diffraction (BKD), is a powerful characterization technique used to analyze ...
BGR

Scientists Bent Atoms In An Experiment Everyone Thought Was Impossible

Scientists have demonstrated that atoms can exhibit wave-like behavior, challenging long-held assumptions that experiments of this nature were impossible and opening new doors in quantum physics. The ...